Charles Rettmuller

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Joined PokerTube June 2014

Charles is a Chicago native and long time poker player who dusted off his journalism degree and began writing about poker following the events of Black Friday in 2011.

He has written for a number of leading poker websites, offering his insights and expertise on subjects ranging from online poker legislative efforts in the U.S. to poker vlogger reviews.


Articles by Charles Rettmuller

Delaware-Nevada to Launch Interstate Online Poker by April

Online poker in the regulated states of Nevada and Delaware will soon be getting a boost due to shared liquidity that is being readied for launch in a matter of weeks.The two states entered into a

Zynga Poker Tightens Security

Social free-play online poker sites such as Zynga where many casual players go to enjoy some poker are not immune to security threats and cheating.As strange as it may sound, hackers and scammers are

Winning Millions at WPN Records $100,500 Overlay

America's first online poker tournament with a $1 million prize pool since before Black Friday was hosted by the Winning Poker Network (WPN) yesterday and the tournament played to a conclusion with

Howard Lederer Criticized Harshly By Daniel Negreanu

Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu let loose with some rather harsh accusations toward Howard Lederer following Black Friday allegations.

Game Over for SealsWithClubs

SealsWithClubs (SWC), the online poker industry's leading Bitcoin-only site, has elected to remain shuttered following a hardware failure last week that put the site out of commission.An announcement

Live Poker Events, 10 years ago

888Live Local Series Targets Recreational Players

BIG:R;ecreational online poker players who dream of playing at live events with the big boys but are saddled with employment commitments during the week, as well as limited budgets, have reason to

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Partypoker Announces New Player Loyalty Program

Partypoker has revealed its new loyalty program that begins on March 1 and is designed to allow casual players to reach VIP levels quite a bit easier.Following an industry trend of the last few years

PPA Gets Lucky with Support from "luckychewy"

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) added a new ally to its cause in the form of Andrew 'luckychewy' Lichtenberger.The PPA made the announcement a few days ago via Facebook after the organization's

Poker Movie Contest at Bovada

Did you watch "Runner Runner" at the cinema and leave the theatre believing that you could come up with a better poker movie than that? Did you enjoy "Rounders" but feel that the outcome was

SealsWithClubs Off-line Since February 11

Loyal players of SealsWithClubs (SWC) have had to take their Bitcoin and play elsewhere for the last few days as the poker room has been out of commission due to a "hardware failure."The industry's

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

WPN Sending 50 Players to 2015 WSOP Main Event

The Winning Poker Network (WPN) is dishing out $625,000 to 50 winning players in the form of 50 entries to the 2015 WSOP Main Event plus $2,500 in spending cash.Beginning February 22 and continuing

Infiniti Poker Relaunches

Another Bitcoin poker site is now available to players and this one may have a familiar name to some. Infiniti Poker, which made a brief appearance under a soft launch about a year or so ago, has

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Bitcoin Watch: University Offers Free Online Course

Are you perplexed and perhaps unsure of Bitcoin's role in online poker and gambling currently and in years to come? Who isn't? Answers will likely be forthcoming in a free Masters-level course

Erick Lindgren Sued for $2.5 Million by PokerStars

Erick Lindgren, two-time WSOP bracelet winner and admitted gambling addict, has been sued by PokerStars for roughly $2.5 milllion for loans received from Full Tilt dating back to the days surrounding

Full Tilt Remission to Pay $3 Million More in March

BIG:F;ormer U.S. Full Tilt players who are still waiting upon reimbursement will be pleased to know that another $3 million is expected to be doled out by the end of March.In the queue for payment